“Wine cellar business” means a business that sells glasses of fine wine at retail for on-premises consumption only, along with food and tobacco items that are normally associated with the consumption of fine wines, and sells packaged bottles of the same fine wines for off-premises consumption only. Fine wines, both retail by the glass and packaged bottles, cannot be given away, comped, or otherwise provided free of charge. A wine cellar business is eligible for the following types of liquor licenses: (1) a retail beer and wine liquor license; and (2) a package beer, wine and spirit-based product liquor license.
A wine cellar business must also satisfy all of the following requirements:
(a) Have at least two thousand square feet of floor space for the display of fine wines and tobacco products, including coolers and humidors, but exclusive of office space, storage space, and restrooms;
(b) Maintain an inventory of fine wines of at least one-hundred and twenty thousand dollars;
(c) Provide seating for at least twenty-five patrons and serve food that is prepared on-site from an established menu of items normally associated with the consumption of fine wines;
(d) Make all products of the wine cellar business, including food items, available for sale to the general public during all hours the premises is open for business;
(e) Maintain at least one restroom on its premises that is available for public use during all business hours;
(f) Prohibit anyone under the age of twenty-one from entry into a wine cellar business;
(g) Comply with Clark County Code Sections 8.20.302 and 8.20.310 for all off-premises package sales of fine wine by the bottle;
(h) Refrain from charging any form of admission fees for entry to the licensed premises;
(i) Prohibit the outside service of alcohol on the licensed premises;
(j) Prohibit any form of gaming in a wine cellar business;
(k) Be located in an H-l zone district; and
(l) A wine cellar business cannot be operated in conjunction with any other type of liquor license or business, except as expressly provided for in this section.
For the purposes of this section only, “fine wine” means any alcoholic liquor obtained by the fermentation of grape juice, containing less than seventeen percent alcohol by content, which is packaged in a glass bottle, on which the vintage is displayed on either the front or back label, and sealed with a cork. (Ord. L-232-05 § 88, 2005)